How Do I Find Widget Data in WordPress?
Widget data is stored within the WordPress database. To access it, you will need to use the wp_widget_data() function. The following example returns the ID of the currently active widget:
$widget_id = wp_widget_data();
Once you have the widget’s ID, you can use the get_term() function to get the term data for the widget. The following example returns the term data for the widget with the ID of “my_widget”:
$term_id = get_term( $widget_id );
The term data contains all of the information about the widget, including the name, description, and options. You can use the get_option() function to get specific information about the widget’s options. The following example gets the name of the widget’s options:
$option = get_option( ‘name’ );
The get_option() function returns an associative array, where the key is the option’s name and the value is the option’s value. You can also use the get_option_value() function to get the value of an option. The following example gets the value of the “name” option:
$name_value = get_option_value( ‘name’ );
The get_option_value() function returns a string value. You can also use the get_option_value_string() function to get a string value that is converted to a number when it is retrieved. The following example gets the value of the “name” option as a string:
$name_value_string = get_option_value_string( ‘name’ );
The get_option_value_string() function returns a string value that is converted to a number when it is retrieved.
Once you have the widget’s ID, term data, and option values, you can use the wp_options_table() function to get the widget’s options table. The following example returns the options table for the widget with the ID of “my_widget”:
$options = wp_options_table( $widget_id );
The options table contains all of the options for the widget. The table is indexed by the widget’s ID, so you can use the get_option() function to get specific options. The following example gets the “name” option from the options table:
$name_option = get_option( ‘name’ );
The get_option() function returns the option’s value as a string. The following example gets the value of the “name” option:
The get_option_value() function returns a string value.
The get_option_type() function can be used to get the option’s type. The following example gets the type of the “name” option:
$name_option_type = get_option_type( ‘name’ );
The get_option_type() function returns the option’s type as a string. The following example gets the type of the “name” option:
$name_value_type = get_option_value_type( ‘name’ );
The get_option_value_type() function returns the option’s type as a string.
The get_option_value() function can be used to get the value of an option. The following example gets the value of the “name” option:
The get_option_value() function returns the option’s value as a string. The following example gets the value of the “name” option:
The get_option_value_string() function returns the option’s value as a string that is converted to a number when it is retrieved.